Editing Mike Watt (section)

==Equipment==
Watt's first bass was a [[Kay Musical Instrument Company|Kay]] he purchased for $100.<ref>{{cite web|last=Liebman|first=Jon|title=Mike Watt|url=https://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-mike-watt-2/|publisher=For Bass Players Only|date=February 18, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724170452/https://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-mike-watt-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> He played a Fender Precision Bass formerly owned by [[Fear (band)|Fear]] bassist [[Derf Scratch]] on ''What Makes A Man Start Fires?''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Watt Remembers Derf Scratch: "We Must Be More Intense Before We Lose More!"|url=https://www.ocweekly.com/mike-watt-remembers-derf-scratch-we-must-be-more-intense-before-we-lose-more-6602461/|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=August 2, 2010|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721154741/https://www.ocweekly.com/mike-watt-remembers-derf-scratch-we-must-be-more-intense-before-we-lose-more-6602461/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For most of his fIREHOSE tenure, Watt played a 1956 [[Fender Precision Bass]].<ref name="thudstaffs">{{cite web|last=Watt|first=Mike|title=watt's thudstaffs|url=http://hootpage.com/hoot_gallery-thudstaffs.html|publisher=Mike Watt's Hoot Page|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709120312/http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_gallery-thudstaffs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1995 until 1999, Watt predominately played a [[Gibson Thunderbird#Non-Reverse Thunderbirds|non-reverse]] [[Gibson Thunderbird]] which he altered with a [[Bartolini Pickups and Electronics|Bartolini pre-amp]] and [[Grover Musical Products, Inc.|Grover]] [[Machine head|tuning machines]].<ref name="thudstaffs"/>

Following his 2000 illness, Watt switched to short-scale basses for live work. Watt played a 1963 [[Gibson EB-3]] until it was stolen while on tour with [[The Stooges]].<ref name="premier">{{cite magazine|last=Wagner|first=Jordan|title=Reverend Mike Watt Wattplower Review|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25475-reverend-mike-watt-wattplower-review|magazine=[[Premier Guitar]]|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724171947/https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25475-reverend-mike-watt-wattplower-review|url-status=live}}</ref> After the theft, Watt was gifted with a 1969 Gibson EB-3 and a [[Gibson EB-0]].<ref name="thudstaffs"/>

More recently, Watt plays a signature "Wattplower" bass he designed with [[Reverend Musical Instruments]].<ref name="premier"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Herrera|first=Jonathan|title=Review: Reverend Guitars Mike Watt Wattplower|url=https://www.bassplayer.com/gear/review-reverend-guitars-mike-watt-wattplower|magazine=[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]]|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327135458/https://www.bassplayer.com/gear/review-reverend-guitars-mike-watt-wattplower|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2020, it was announced that a "Mark II" iteration of the bass would be released.<ref>{{cite web|last=Xiao|first=Evigan|title=NAMM 2020: Reverend beefs up the Mike Watt Signature bass|url=https://guitar.com/news/reverend-debuts-mike-watt-signature-wattplower-mark-ii-signature-bass-namm-2020/|work=Guitar.com|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925011320/https://guitar.com/news/reverend-debuts-mike-watt-signature-wattplower-mark-ii-signature-bass-namm-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazing: Reverend Guitars Revolutionary New Bass with Mike Watt|url=https://www.bassgearmag.com/amazing-reverend-guitars-revolutionary-new-bass-with-mike-watt/|work=Bass Gear Magazine|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127105400/https://www.bassgearmag.com/amazing-reverend-guitars-revolutionary-new-bass-with-mike-watt/|url-status=live}}</ref>